One way of filling the need for grandparents

As the world's population moves about more easily and more often, some family relationships are suffering.

Nana Carey with Lais, Chloe and Saskia Source: SBS

More than a third of Australians - 35 per cent, shown in the last census - have both parents born overseas, which can severely limit contact with older family members in a different country.

And it's not only the children who miss that contact - grandparents overseas also feel the impact of having family far away.